Social Studies Week 7
November 9
Social Studies this quarter will focus primarily on American history and civics. This week: industrialization, immigration, and urbanization in mid-late 19th century America.
Industrialization
Read and do the questions. You can also find it on page 68 of your text. Check the answers below.
industrialization reading.pdfindustrialization questions.pdfClick to check answers
1=5
2=3
3=4
4=2
Immigration
Remember that as the 19th century progressed, the U.S. was expanding, pushing from the east coast to the west. This required an influx of new laborers and settlers.
Brief immigration from SV.pdfimmigration table.pdfSome immigrants were not as welcome as others, or were welcome only as long as they could be utilized to complete major projects. Unfortunately, Tacoma possesses a particularly ugly episode of 19th century's anti-immigrant backlash.
Anti-immigrant sentiment wasn't limited to Chinese; click here to see and read about an anti-immigrant cartoon about European arrivals:
Urbanization
A major consequence of the influx of new immigrants and the rise of industrialization was the growth of large cities, where both factories and workers were to be found. Look at the following tables and answer the questions.
19th century urban populations.jpgGED practice: also available on page 71 of your text.
urbanization.pdfAnswers
4=2
5=3
6=4
7=1
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